poetaster
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ɪtˌæs noun
an inferior poet; a writer of indifferent verse.
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| —n | |
| a writer of inferior verse | |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin; see | |
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Poetaster
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
poetaster
1599, from M.Fr. poetastre (1554), from L. poeta (poet) + -aster, diminutive (pejorative) suffix.
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Example sentences
Nor are such creatures merely the province of the past and the poetaster.
Here the old-fashioned term poetaster may apply, if only obliquely.
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